Story and site updates! Again!
Over at Adventurotica.com we have some great new content!
I've posted the first of our twice-weekly articles: Erotica vs. Pornography!
The title is pretty self-explanatory. I've had people asking for my take on the subject for a long time, so if you want to know what I think, by all means, go, read, comment!
There's a tendency to define one's personal preferences as "erotic" because we are told that erotica is okay, that it's healthy sexual expression, that it's meaningful, that it has social value. And we are told that pornography is disgusting, exploitive, meaningless, and dehumanizing. Nobody wants to think of their preferences as being unhealthy or disgusting. Okay, some people do get off on being really, really "bad." But most people do not like to think of themselves that way, and they create a definition of "erotic" that encompasses what they like, so that they don't have to feel bad for liking it. And they shouldn't feel bad about what they like, absolutely. That's the opposite of what I want. But I wish people didn't feel the need to define what they don't want as gross and meaningless and wrong.
Really good stuff, if I do say so myself. It's a fun subject. Feel free to link, tweet, post to Facebook or Google+. I'd love to get some discussion going on.
Also, Sky Pirates of the Rio Grande is chugging along. We're up to Chapter 4 now, and it's still free to read!
Get started:
Chapter 1: An Unintended Embarrassment
Chapter 2: An Unwarranted Refusal
Chapter 3: An Ill-Advised Plan of Action
Chapter 4: The Adequate Escape
Also! Plugging for a friend's webcomic! Go check out Walking on Broken Glass, and if you like what you see, kick some fundage toward their Kickstarter to fund the next print issue. They aren't far from their goal. I frankly think the sketch updates are the best thing to hit my RSS bookmarks every week. Caytlin's art makes me LOL. And if you link to them and let them know, they will enter you in a drawing for a signed and sketched issue, so even if you can't donate, spread the word and win cool shit! And everyone wins.
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I've posted the first of our twice-weekly articles: Erotica vs. Pornography!
The title is pretty self-explanatory. I've had people asking for my take on the subject for a long time, so if you want to know what I think, by all means, go, read, comment!
There's a tendency to define one's personal preferences as "erotic" because we are told that erotica is okay, that it's healthy sexual expression, that it's meaningful, that it has social value. And we are told that pornography is disgusting, exploitive, meaningless, and dehumanizing. Nobody wants to think of their preferences as being unhealthy or disgusting. Okay, some people do get off on being really, really "bad." But most people do not like to think of themselves that way, and they create a definition of "erotic" that encompasses what they like, so that they don't have to feel bad for liking it. And they shouldn't feel bad about what they like, absolutely. That's the opposite of what I want. But I wish people didn't feel the need to define what they don't want as gross and meaningless and wrong.
Really good stuff, if I do say so myself. It's a fun subject. Feel free to link, tweet, post to Facebook or Google+. I'd love to get some discussion going on.
Also, Sky Pirates of the Rio Grande is chugging along. We're up to Chapter 4 now, and it's still free to read!
Get started:
Chapter 1: An Unintended Embarrassment
Chapter 2: An Unwarranted Refusal
Chapter 3: An Ill-Advised Plan of Action
Chapter 4: The Adequate Escape
Also! Plugging for a friend's webcomic! Go check out Walking on Broken Glass, and if you like what you see, kick some fundage toward their Kickstarter to fund the next print issue. They aren't far from their goal. I frankly think the sketch updates are the best thing to hit my RSS bookmarks every week. Caytlin's art makes me LOL. And if you link to them and let them know, they will enter you in a drawing for a signed and sketched issue, so even if you can't donate, spread the word and win cool shit! And everyone wins.
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